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Zach Galifianakis cultivates plenty of laughs in 'This Is a Gardening Show'

David Bianculli

In the course of his delightful Netflix series, Galifianakis learns how to graft apple trees, make richer compost and generally self-sustain. "The future is agrarian," he says in every episode.
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Will Sharpe imagines Mozart's day-to-day in 'Amadeus'

Ann Marie Baldonado

Sharpe played a newly rich tech bro on vacation in The White Lotus. Now he's starring as Mozart, a musical genius who struggles to "read the room" in a new limited TV series.

National

Trump wants to suspend the federal gas tax as prices soar amid war with Iran

Danielle Kurtzleben

Suspending the federal gas tax would require an act of Congress.
National

'Atlanta Journal-Constitution' chief steps down as bold goals yield to tough realities

David Folkenflik

The owners of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution invested $150 million to reinvent the paper. The changes have been significant. Three years in, the payoff has been modest.
National

Oregon's most unexpected gubernatorial candidate? A pencil with a point

Dirk VanderHart

Oregon's public schools rank last in fourth-grade reading, according to an analysis of national testing. As a wake-up call for elected leaders, Pencil is running for governor as a write-in candidate.
National

As ranks of uninsured grow, charity care can be hard to come by at many hospitals

Noam Levey, Jeremy Olson

An investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get.

Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi in a hospital in Tehran, Iran on May 10, 2026.

Narges Foundation Archive

via AP

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Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says

The Associated Press

Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday.

Rich Henderson and his wife, Rachel Negro-Henderson, grocery shop for their family at the Aldi in Bellmawr, N.J.

Rachel Wisniewski for NPR

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It's not shameful, it's savvy: The shoppers redefining how to save money on groceries

Joe Hernandez

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National

'Marty, Life Is Short' reveals the losses endured by comedy legend Martin Short

Phil Harrell

National

Marketers say NAD+ pills and infusions can boost longevity. What's the evidence?

Will Stone

Wellness and longevity influencers are pushing a compound called NAD+. There's scientific interest in its potential, but researchers say the marketing claims have gotten ahead of the science.
National

How do you cut your food bill? NPR wants to hear your tips

Joe Hernandez

With rising food costs, NPR wants to hear your tips and hacks for reducing your bill.
National

Remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing in Morocco have been recovered

The Associated Press

The remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing during military drills in Morocco were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said. Military teams are searching for a second missing soldier.
National

U.S. cruise passengers arrive in the U.S. after one tests positive for hantavirus

Pien Huang

One of the 18 Americans tested "mildly" positive for the virus during the U.S. return flight. A French woman has also tested positive — she was was among five French passengers repatriated to Paris.
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Israeli settlers force Palestinian family to exhume and rebury their father

Ruth Sherlock, Nuha Musleh

The relatives of Hussein Asasa described to NPR how they were forced to exhume and rebury their father when Israeli settlers interfered with his grave.